Shades of Coffee Arvostelua 

Always respond on instant messenger immediately

Products well made: transformed a machine that was mediocre for steaming to a completely different animal

My go to for bits!

What an amazing company to deal with. The after sales service is phenomenal. They really do go beyond what would be considered great service. The knowledge, passion, great range of quality products backed up with expertise. Can't go go wrong.

Had some issues with my machine, started an online chat and got perhaps the best customer support I have ever got (not an exaggeration).
They helped me troubleshoot a problem over 2 days and analysed the videos of the problem I had. In the end I was able to understand what was going on - power connection was incorrectly set when I installed the PID - and they found another issue I wasn't aware of (brew and steam lights had fallen off and were switched).

Bought servicable steam valve and single hole tip really well made great quality products.
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Performance update
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I put up with a leaking steam valve for 2years catching with a cup.
I'm always sceptical about after market products but this servicable steam valve for the gaggia classic pro and single hole tip did exactly what's described great job SOC.

Good quality of components, fast delivery, good instruction, excellent communication

Description of products for my Gaggia Classic was excellent. Clear easy instructions. Quick delivery to Australia. Appreciated the personal note inside packaging. Fantastic experience.

Excellent communications and product. Instructions were absolutely clear and even then troubleshooting was instantly knowing exactly were is the problem

Great service, received my shades of coffee steam valve next day. Fits perfect and hopefully will last longer than the gaggia original.

Arrived in good time and a solid product (portafilter).

i realy love the things you offer,

but I needed to pay 33,5euro import tax to Belgium.
for a pakkage of 52euro ??!
for some springs, handle and a rubber ring..

that's just absurd..
I feel kinda ripped off now..

Nothing personal but I am not going to buy anything anymore from UK...

Great support after purchasing the Pid kit for Gaggia Classic Pro. Thank you again, Adrian.

Supplies are of premium quality. Customer service is prompt and professional.

Available and responsive support team, quick delivery and good quality product.

Shades of Coffee is my go to Gaggia Classic specialist shop. They stock items that through their experience the Classic use will need and they also have parts they have developed themselves to make the functionality of the Classic better. Great service, fast delivery, quality products.

Purchased PID controller mod for my Gaggia. Great product and when I needed help installing/troubleshooting it, seller was quick to help. I just purchased more mods for my Gaggia from him.

we bought a Gaggia Classic about a year ago. It's a fabulous bit of kit and has moved us way beyond the nespresso pods we used to use every day. However, it has limitations. MANY of them. we found Adrian's company by chance. Ther main thing that struck me was that Adrian responded to my emails with information that was actually useful, which has become somewhat novel. He has given us great advice that has helped us understand what we need as amateurs in the coffee game. The bigger tray is fab, the steaming nozzle a game changer. We are about to order the PID, steamer and on/off switch. The great thing about the mods is that they don't damage the integrity of the original machine. He is very knowledgable and i suspect an electronics engineer type (sorry Adrian if this isn't the case). Godd guy, great business and I hope he's really successful with it.

The thing just work. Good website, items are in stock, quick processing of the sale, and the items arrive in good time. Exactly what you want!

Very nice guys, helpful, respond quickly and generally quite pleasant to interact with. Most items are perhaps a bit overpriced but definitely make the Gaggia a much better machine. Avoid the overpriced and silly Water Level Float and Digital Milk Thermometer. Also, because GB is better than everyone else, be prepared to pay the brutal VAT for those not living there. If you're going to order from them I'd advise waiting and getting all your items in one order to avoid extra fees

Everything went really well! When I had problems, they helped me!